IHC Halts Government’s Plan to Block SIMs of Non-Filers

Farhan Abro May 14, 2024

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued a stay order preventing the government from blocking the SIMs of non-filers.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq issued the stay order, effective until May 27, while hearing a petition filed by a mobile phone company challenging the government’s decision to block the SIMs of non-filers.

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This decision came shortly after the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and telecom operators had agreed to block the SIMs of non-filers as part of the government’s efforts to reduce tax evasion and boost revenue amid challenging economic conditions.

The FBR had announced that telecom companies would begin manually blocking SIMs in small batches until their systems were fully capable of automating the process.

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Hello! My name is Farhan Abro, and I'm based here in Islamabad. My journey in Pakistan's digital media really kicked off when I founded INCPak back in 2012. We built it from the ground up, driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, to be a trusted voice for independent journalism. But while media is a big part of who I am, I'm also shaped by a fascinating mix of other passions. I'm deeply into automotive, which gives me a technical edge, but I also find my artistic expression through landscape photography and music. And I'm always diving into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence. Bringing all these different worlds together the technical, the creative, the journalistic, and the entrepreneurial—it really colors how I see things and approach every project. It gives me a distinct perspective that I try to bring to everything I share